Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-15

Trsde was reported to-day by all deal
ers as very good. 1t grows better daily
in retail lines.
Eggs have advanced sharply and are in
great demand.
BlsckberIies are about out OF market.
irish potstoes have declined.
Coffee is marked down &c per pound
to-day.
Peaches, apples and tomatoes under
coed supply, have declined sharply.
THE STATE OF TRADE.
Special kilograms to Bradstreet's fore
cast the approach of midsummer with the
accompanying decrease in industrial and
commercial activity. While trade is
fairly active at Pittsburg, Cincinnati,
Omaha, St. Joseph and Kansas City, it is
not IN all lines equal in volume to that of
the preceding week. at some of the
cities named there is very little ANNA
TOR. A moderate activity, with no
special change since June l, is noted at
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Evans
vile, Louisville, Milwaukee and St.
Louis. The movement of general mer-
chandise at Chicago, Minneapolis and
st. Paul is usually large for the season
and there has been g gain at Memphis.
Leading interior money markets con-
tinue to call on the east for funds for
wool-growers, wheat and pork specula-
tors, real estate investors, and merchants
snd manufacturers west and south, to q
degree which may produce what is termed
tight money. Specially active demands
for funds are noted at Kansas City, Chi
cago and New Orleans. The total bank
clearings at thirty eight cities, specially
m DC G1 O01
for six days ended yesterday, against
S90l, 1928, 500 last week, and $3.50, 58+ 626
for the week ending June IL, 1886. This
shows gain of about 100000,
90, or IL per cent, over last week,
and Sis, 100000, or l3 per cent. over
last year. New York city alone gained
$50, 10000 during the week, and Boston
SIS, 000,O0 Philadelphia lost 81, 10000
and Chicago s., S00,000. The New York
stock market is dull and irregular, with
tendency to 20 lower through fears of
tight money, and the absence of either
public or foreign buying, and the an
nOuncement of new stock issues, 0per-
etors for the rise have to some extent
become disheartened, and bears are en-
Couraged to attack prices.
June starts with an average Of about
500 industrial strikers daily, against 5000
daily in the first half of May, but with the
outlook for extension of the Chicago
building trades employees, and Pennsyl-
vGnis coke strikes, and the consequent
interruption to industry, the prospect Is
not favorable. The total number of Blast
furnaces banked, owing to the coke
strike, Us now fifty-nineI with total
weekly capacity Of over $4,000 tons.
FOundries using coke Sre beginning TO
shut down. 1t is believed by some who
are well informed that the coke strike
viii be settled soon, but the contest be-
tween rival labor unions may delay it
some.
The anomalous position of iron is at
tracing very general attention. NOtwith-
standing the restriction of production of
coke pig one half, anthracite and charcoal
iron (NeR York and Chicago are no
stronger, In fact, have actually declined
within ten days, Thomas iron at New
York having been offered at S2l, or 81
under previous rates. Mill irons at Pitts
burg are in slightly better demand owing
10 the possibility of strike over q new
scale of wages after July l, but prices are
weaker at sc with further shading on
eXtrs sizes.
Cotton goods are firm, with some
grades of Brown and bleached cottons
higher, and prospect for further ad-
vance, owing 10 the strength of raw cot
ton. There is no gain in the demand or
prices of woolens in New England, but
New York dealers report quotations |
hrm6r. Raw cotton has reacted &c at
New York after its rapid advance, and |
advanced I'd al Liverpool, placing those |
markets nearly on parity. Raw wool
continues stronger and higher at the |
west, and manufacturers at the east who !
have purchased have done so st holders |
figures. Trade continues slow, though !
the tendency of the east to meet the west |
Is more pronounced, despite the some |
what disappointing results of the London |
auction sales.
Spot wheat has been less active for eX
port, though the outward movement con- |
tinues heavy. Fsvoring crop reports, |
heavy deliveries at Chicago, owing to |
higher prices, and g freer movement TO |
primary markets than had been expected,
tended to produce reaction, which was
temporary. Options have been irregular,
but with less activity and less excitement.
It is thought that the Chicago clique are
buying July wheat Mess pork at Chicago
is still firm al S29, snd lard and short ribs
are inclined TO move upward. Corn and
oats, especially new crop futures, tend
lower. The atmosphere of the Chicago
markets. heavy, with evidences of msnipu-
lstion. The San Francisco Produce EX-
change reports the OUTLOOK is for wheat
crop equal to 1886 in Northern California,
to but 10 per cent. of last years harvest
in Southern California, and to but 60 per
cent. of last years. outturn in the San
JosGuin valley.
Raw sugar is dull, but holders are con-
fdent. Receipts are believed to have
passed the maximum and consumption is
now expected 10 eat into stocks. Coffee
is less confident, with buyers for distriou
ton .lhesitating. The consumptive de-
mand in Europe has declined heavily in
Europe. The options ere lower end
psntcky.-[ Bradsueet's.
Tho Fort Worth Markets.
BUiTER-l0Gl2}.c per u creamery zoe.